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Database Entry


PondRAT


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c
SHA3-384 hash: ab74bf83c93c497f1e7b6aec6a56e4a778cd62a778062b30eddeb06409eaed516838af6c393f960e3f80c7a74c3bc6dc
SHA1 hash: 7b6e6487b803bbe85d7466b89da51a269fa4fc29
MD5 hash: 33c9a47debdb07824c6c51e13740bdfe
humanhash: spaghetti-friend-sad-nuts
File name:973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c_linux_pondrat.bin
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Signature PondRAT
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File size:2'734'385 bytes
First seen:2025-09-12 11:20:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 49152:Qz6D+1xLyLWv8/RxBeOgMKetPUsuYxF7xW8ADFuKAwMFmDaGyQ7YFovHbS9eg0gw:QOC6cGTUO8I9uYv9rADQWMFmDf7YFovZ
TLSH T1FAC56E57A9AA14BDC5DBD434862F8137AE71B85C03616F3B3290DE303EA6F246F19B50
telfhash t17f111c47e53d8b6d42b28d64cc460ba311939a32e576aa14bf90ded0146b406f204c9f
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter SRT
Tags:elf Lazarus PondRAT RAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
ditekSHen.MALWARE.Linux.Trojan.PondRAT.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
44
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2024-03-11T08:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2024-03-11T08:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/d752716b-0e5e-4ae0-a4ec-9bebc15d3300
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=bc832d6a-1900-0000-b609-33bdaf110000 pid=4527 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=bc832d6a-1900-0000-b609-33bdaf110000 pid=4527->guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539 execve 56a18979-47cd-529c-9010-b98379213b33 jdkgradle.com:443 guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539->56a18979-47cd-529c-9010-b98379213b33 send: 3742B guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4552 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539->guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4552 clone guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4727 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539->guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4727 clone guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4829 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4539->guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4829 clone 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4552->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 62B guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4727->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 62B guuid=47df456c-1900-0000-b609-33bdbb110000 pid=4829->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 62B
Malware family:
PondRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/fa164d1c-de98-439f-b1d9-5d859f744f51
Score:
91%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.NukeSpeed
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-02-28 17:10:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=s47xsopkap6szftd3l6cdo4wr5lo2g42k2ycqswpopb64fa4au6a._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250912-rn8hnsyvbz/
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
apt lazarus
YARA:
apt_lazarus_pondrat
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/32f87c31-f5c3-40fe-a528-c5fd7f746821
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Lazarus
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/973f7939ea03fd2c9663dafc21bb968f56ed1b9a56b0284acf73c3ee141c053c

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
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Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
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Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:ldpreload
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Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:MALWARE_Multi_PondRAT
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Author:ditekshen
Description:Detects PondRAT
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:SimpleTea
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match strings/instructions found in SimpleTea
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants

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